Letter from Patoka remembers Centralia days and family roots
An old-timer letters Rose and P J Mojonnier recalling youth in Centralia, attending games, and carrying gloves for free entry. The writer shares family history of a Baptist preacher father, Diamond Springs singing school, log cabin life, burial at Diamond Springs Cemetery, move to Patoka in 1894, saw mill work, teaching, and kin such as Warren Bonner and Annie Wheeler, with ties to California and a 1960 retirement.
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P. J. Mojonnier
Patoka
Rose
P. J
Centralia
Ott
Binnie
Diamond Springs
Hardin Davis
Orlando
Bonner
Warren Bonner
Annie Wheeler
Warren Bonners
California
Sherriff Underwood
Illinois Central moves to acquire Mississippi Central assets
Illinois Central confirms a tentative $2 million offer for the Mississippi Central Railroad assets. Wayne A. Johnston says approval by the Interstate Commerce Commission would dissolve the Mississippi Central and allow direct integration into Illinois Central operations in Mississippi, aiding service to a new $30 million St. Regis Paper mill in Monticello.
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Illinos Central Railroad
Mississippi Central Railroad
Wayne A. Johnston
Illinois Central
Interstate Commerce Commission
Mississippi Central
Mississippi
Natchez
Mississippi River
Hattiesburg
Miss
Roxie
Brookhaven
Silver Creek
St. Regis Paper Company
Monticello
Commission
John
The Future Belongs to the Fit Public Service Message
A public service message urges schools to include vigorous physical fitness in education. It notes less than half of children meet daily exercise needs and invites parents to contact The President's Council on Physical Fitness in Washington, D.C. for information.
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Council On Physical Fitness
The
President's Council On Physical Fitness
Washington, D.C
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Advertising Council
Presidents Council ON Physical Fitness
Salem
Thrifty Sales, Inc
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Illinois
Merle Norman
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